2022襄阳五中高三适应性考试（一）英语试卷（含答案）

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襄阳五中2022届高三年级适应性考试（一）
英 语 试 题
全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt?
A. £19. 15.· B. £9. 18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does Jason plan to do today?
A. Visit a school. B. Go downtown. C. Look after his son.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Waiter and customer.
3. Why is Mike going to Charleroi?
A. To meet friends. B. To take photos. C. To visit a museum.
4. What drink will the man have?
A. Beer. B. Juice. C. Milk.
5. Where does the woman like to work?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a school. C. At a supermarket.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What does the article tell us about Christmas shopping?
A. The best time.
B. The best places.
C. The way to save money.
7. What day is it today?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. How did Christopher eat on the wedding in India?
A. By using his hands.
B. By using chopsticks.
C. By using a spoon and a fork.
9. What did Christopher think of the food?
A. Terrible. B. Just so-so. C. Delicious.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Where do the speakers live?
A. In a city. B. In a town. C. In a village.
11. What does Henry especially want to do?
A. Go hiking.
B. Surf in the sea.
C. Visit King Arthur’s birthplace.
12. What is most probably the Watering Hole?
A. An island. B. A motel. C. A cafe.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. Who is Mike?
A. A teacher. B. A writer. C. A nurse.
14. What is the man best at?
A. Organizing classes and materials.
B. Communicating with others.
C. Giving orders as a leader.
15. What made the man get into teaching?
A. His interest. B. The easy work. C. The high salary.
16. When did the man become a teacher?
A. At the age of 25. B. At the age of 28. C. At the age of 30.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17至 20 题。
17. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Ways to learn Latin well.
B. Attempts to bring Latin to life.
C. The origin of the Latin language.
18. How often is the Vatican Radio news broadcast?
A. Every day.
B. Once a week.
C. Five times a month.
19. What makes Luca Desiata’s book special?
A. Being written in two ancient languages.
B. Being translated into several versions.
C. Being about crossword puzzles.
20. What did Carlo Egger try to do?
A. Renew Latin through the Internet.
B. Create some new Latin words.
C. Form Latin Facebook groups.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Lawn Games for Adults That’ll Make You Feel Like a Kid Again
Experts say that engaging in playful activities through adulthood can help lower stress, improve cognitive functions, and build social bonds with others, which is so much more than what your phone can do for you. So what are you waiting for? Round up the family, grab one of these lawn games for adults, and let the good time scroll.
Spikeball Game Set $59.99
The flexible, hula-hoop-sized net stands on its foldable legs and can be taken to the beach or the park to give four players plenty of space to run around. Start the two-on-two game by bouncing a ball off the net, sending it flying toward your opponents—they have three passes between them to send the ball back over to your team. When they miss, you score, and the first one to get to 21 wins.
The Pocket Shot $25.00
Who doesn’t love lining up cans and shooting them down with a slingshot? It’s demanding yet thrilling. The Pocket Shot is a super powerful slingshot that shoots at two or three times the rate of a regular slingshot. It’s super tiny, so it fits in your pocket.
Giant 4-Connect-In-A-Row $79.99
Two players at a time try to insert their red or blue coins into the wooden frame to form a vertical or horizontal line of all the same color. It’s way more challenging than you’d think.
21. According to the first paragraph, in what way can lawn games benefit adults?
A. Stopping their phone use. B. Boosting their confidence.
C. Easing their pressure. D. Building up their strength.
22. How many players are needed when Spikeball Game Set is played?
A. Two. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
23. What do the second and third game have in common?
A. They need two players. B. They are cheap to buy.
C. They are of pocket size. D. They take skills to play.

B
I have frequently taught Research Methods and Design to college students at several institutions. I love teaching this course. One reason, of course, is that I enjoy thinking about research methodology (方法学) and sharing it with others. The other reason, however, is the obvious impact that it has on students. Every term, one (if not more) student tells me how taking this course has affected him/her: “I used to just read articles and believe what they said, but now I find myself asking ‘Is this true? How do they know? Is this a well designed study?’ ” That is what I want the students to achieve in this course.
This brings to mind something written by Dorothy L. Sayers in 1948. One of her books, The Lost Tools of Learning speaks to Sayers’ thoughts on education. “By teaching our young men and women to read, we have left them at the mercy of the printed words. By the invention of the film and the radio, we have made certain that no dislike for reading shall protect them from the constant battery of words, words, words. They do not know what the words mean: they are victims to words in their emotions instead of being the masters of them in their intelligence.”
We are well past the 1940s, but her observation is still relevant. Sayers’ point is well taken. In the world of 24-hour news and social media that often resembles the Wild West, the ability to carry out evaluations has never been more important. In order to resist the distortions with which we are constantly bombed in the media, as well as be able to present a persuasive argument, we must be able to reason well, and think and give a judgement carefully.
When my students begin the Research Methods and Design course, they are generally not content to read all those research article I give. However, by the end of the course, they are excited about their newly obtained abilities.
24. What is the author’s course goal for her students?
A. Reading more books. B. Thinking critically.
C. Designing studies well. D. Questioning themselves.
25. What did Sayers imply about education?
A. It was beneficial to learners’ development.
B. It was conventional by teaching learners to read.
C. It was satisfying with the invention of film and video.
D. It was worrying because learners were subject to words.
26. What does the underlined word “distortions” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Popular news. B. Various evaluations.
C. Misleading information. D. Persuasive arguments.
27. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To review a book. B. To introduce a writer.
C. To criticize social media. D. To suggest a practical skill.

C
I remember when Kamala Harris became Joe Biden’s running mate, it seemed funny how many people pronounced her name incorrectly. On one occasion, a news host became upset when being corrected, and purposely called her Kumbaya.
I am no stranger to this issue as many of my students are from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, and sometimes their names are difficult for me to pronounce, even after asking them how to say it. Many students seem unwilling to correct me when I attempt to learn their names correctly. The other thing I’ve seen in growing numbers is students “adopting” an English name. It’s much more common than many think, for people to change their names in order to fit in.
This is especially the case when it comes to seeking jobs. Racial and cultural minorities often attempt to avoid discrimination hiring by hiding racial cues on the resume including changing their name. This is referred to as “resume whitening”. Research shows almost 50 percent of black and Asian job applicants did so.
Xian Zhao from the University of Toronto researches ethnic name pronunciation, saying that many people don’t understand that habitually pronouncing an unfamiliar name inaccurately is a form of indirect discrimination. It sends a message that “you are the minorities” says Zhao. “You are not important in this environment, so why should I take time and my effort to learn it?” On the other end, those with ethnic names frequently don’t correct people, even when their names are pronounced wrong repeatedly, feeling it is better just to keep the peace and not stand out for their names are difficult.
It is important to try to pronounce everyone’s name as they pronounce it. This communicates respect of them as a person and their culture. There is nothing wrong with asking someone to repeat their name so that you can learn to pronounce it properly. This is usually appreciated.
28. How do the author’s Asian students respond when their names are incorrectly pronounced?
A. They attempt to laugh at it. B. They tend to accept it.
C. They offer to correct the author. D. They agree to change their names.
29. Which of the following can be seen as “resume whitening”?
A. A change in work environment.
B. A ban on racial discrimination in workplace.
C. A practice of using Western names in job seeking.
D. A boast about one’s educational background in the resume.
30. What can we infer from Xian Zhao’s research?
A. Ethnics accept their names being mispronounced to save trouble.
B. Ethnics fight effectively with the discrimination against their names.
C. Many westerners pronounce ethnic names incorrectly on purpose.
D. Many westerners make efforts to pronounce ethnic names correctly.
31. What’s the author’s attitude toward pronouncing ethnic names correctly?
A. Critical. B. Uncaring. C. Supportive. D. Ambiguous.

D
When Mexican scientist of the evolution of animal behavior, Laura Cuaya, moved to Hungary for her postdoctoral studies in Budapest, she brought her pet dog, Kun-kun, along for the ride. Cuaya couldn’t help noticing how locals warmed to dogs. This prompted her naturally curious scientific mind to start asking questions. “Here people are talking all the time to Kun-kun, but I always wonder if Kun-kun can recognize that people in Budapest speak Hungarian, not Spanish?” So she set out to find an answer through a scientific study.
Cuaya and her colleagues decided to use brain images from MRI scanning to shed light on her hunch. They worked with dogs of various ages that had, until the experiment, only heard their owners speak just one of the two languages, Spanish or Hungarian. Not surprisingly, getting the dogs to happily take part in the experiment took some creative coaxing (劝诱) and animal training! The researchers first needed to teach Kun-kun and her 17 fellow participating dogs including a labradoodle, a golden retriever and Australian shepherds, to lie still in a brain scanner. Their pet parents were always present, and they could leave the scanner at any point.
The research team played children’s classic book The Little Prince in both Spanish and Hungarian while scanning the dogs’ brains with an MRI machine. They were looking for evidence that their brains reacted differently to a familiar and unfamiliar language. The researchers also played scrambled versions of the story to find out if dogs could distinguish between speech and non-speech.
The images reveal that dogs’ brains show different patterns of activity for an unfamiliar language than for a familiar one—the first time anyone has proved, researchers say, that a non-human brain can distinguish between two languages. This means that the sounds and rhythms of a familiar language are accessible to non-humans.
The team also found that the brains of older dogs were more skilled at detecting speech “suggesting a role for the amount of language exposure”. They suggest that dogs have refined their ability to distinguish between human languages over the long process of domestication.
32. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. The concern of the researcher. B. The significance of the study.
C. The background of the study. D. The introduction to the researcher.
33. What did Cuaya consider when choosing dogs for study?
A. Age limits. B. Language exposure.
C. Brain patterns. D. Owners’ commands.
34. How do researchers comment on the results of the study?
A. Unreasonable. B. Contradictory.
C. Compromising. D. Groundbreaking.
35. Which of the following can be the best title?
A. Dogs Can Tell Foreign Languages
B. Dog Brains Have Different Patterns
C. Old Dogs Know More About Human Speech
D. Dogs Can Differ Speech From Non-Speech
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you have watched the amazing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, chances are that you have fallen in love with some winter sports and you’re already making sure your equipment is ready for them. 36 However, there’s another element to get ready for the slopes — your body. Even if you exercise regularly, skiing, snowshoeing or skating challenges your muscles in ways other activities don’t.
37 Your metabolism (新陈代谢) increases to warm you up. Your heart and lungs also need to work harder to warm air before it enters your body. Depending on the sport, certain muscles may also be used more frequently compared to activities in other seasons. The good news is that most winter sports involve heart endurance, muscle strength and muscle endurance. 38
But there are still some other things to think about. Skiing and snowboarding are great winter sports that provide a total body workout. 39 As anyone who has spent time skiing or snowboarding can prove, after a long day on the slopes, the body becomes extremely tired. 40 To avoid this, you need to take some time to strengthen your body and improve endurance. Before the winter season, a regular exercise program should include exercises that get the blood running while challenging the entire body, such as stair climbing or running. The intensity should vary from 20-45 minutes at least 3 to 5 days a week. As winter nears, adding a cardio (有氧的) workout longer in duration but lower in intensity can help increase endurance.
A. Maybe you haven’t bought all the equipment.
B. And that is when injuries are more likely to occur.
C. Exercising in the cold decreases your body temperature.
D. You should take advantage of this opportunity to have a rest.
E. Probably, you have got your skis tuned and skates sharpened.
F. All of them are areas that can be trained before the winter season.
G. However, it can be hard on the body the first time you hit the slopes.

第三部分语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分; 满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house. Due to financial problems, I 41 it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.
Over the years, I had planned to upgrade to energy-efficient windows. But with the frame rusted (锈) and firmly 42 in the foundation, whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand. It would be a 43 process and there were six of those windows in the house. The cost was estimated at $15,000. It was simply 44 .
Honestly, the thought of that window 45 me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the 46 so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.
Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. But it was almost __47 to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing head-on. I grabbed some rust remover, 48 it around the frame of the window, and gave it a pull. To my astonishment, it easily 49 . I took the window downtown. It only cost me $12. I could have 50 the problem for only $12 when it occurred, but I let it bother me for five years!
__51 , this isn’t just about my window. Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another. They are things that seriously affect our 52 of life. If you recognize your broken window, don’t 53 to mend it. It may turn out to be 54 than expected. Usually we suffer more in 55 than in reality.
41. A. tore B. fixed C. boarded D. packed
42. A. lost B. stuck C. buried D. mixed
43. A. brain-burning B. energy-wasting C. labor-consuming D. risk-taking
44. A. out of order B. under control C. within reach D. over budget
45. A. got away with B. ate away at C. put up with D. made up for
46. A. difficulty B. confidence C. confusion D. harm
47. A. shameful B. impossible C. pointless D. unfair
48. A. blew B. delivered C. passed D. spread
49. A. broke B. fell C. moved D. missed
50. A. addressed B. ignored C. delayed D. considered
51. A. Frequently B. Consequently C. Actually D. Unexpectedly
52. A. pace B. quality C. way D. meaning
53. A. attempt B. guarantee C. hesitate D. pretend
54. A. easier B. tougher C. rarer D. worse
55. A. practice B. memory C. principle D. imagination

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Shangsi Festival, also known as the Double Third Festival is 56______ ancient Chinese festival observed on the third day of the third lunar month. In 2018, it was set as China Huafu Day to advocate the 57______ (elegance) traditional Chinese clothes. The first event was celebrated on April 18 that year in Xi’an.
The Shangsi Festival 58______ (celebrate) have changed with the times. Both the feast and praying for descendants (后代) by the river 59______ (add) in the Han Dynasty. It was after the Wei and Jin Dynasties that the event was fixed on the third day of the third lunar month. 60______ (interesting), the calligrapher Wang Xizhi from the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote in his Lanting Xu about 61______ literary men composed poetry while drinking from cups 62______ (leave) floating and moving along the winding river. In the Tang Dynasty, people went out 63______ (hold) ceremonies and appreciate flowers along winding streams. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the festival developed 64______ a spring outing featuring lively activities like drifting cups, drifting eggs, hiking and eating glutinous rice (糯米).
The Shangsi Festival falls 65______ close to the Qingming Festival that many young people today only know about the latter.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是校英文报主编，最近校报拟开设“我身边的英雄”栏目。请根据如下提示写一则征稿启事（电子邮箱：Englishcolumn@163.com）。
内容包括：
1. 开设目的；
2. 稿件要求；
3. 投稿方式和截止日期。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice
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第二节 读后续写 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头与续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I peered over my grandma’s shoulder as she sewed pieces of cloth together. The two pieces became one faster than I’d imagined. The colors, however, looked ugly when put together and none of the patterns matched. All the patches on this blanket seemed to disagree.
“Grandma, that’s the ugliest quilt（被子）I’ve ever seen.”
“Oh, sweetie, it’s warm and beautiful,” said Grandma, pointing to a pile of crazy patterned shirts and suits. “I can take these old clothes that Grandpa and I will never wear again and turn them into something useful and good. It’s not the quilts appearance but the love that sews it together that makes it beautiful. This quilt will keep you warm on a cold night like tonight. And I know that for a fact.” Grandma put her hand on my shoulder, “Not everyone is as lucky as we are. Here, put on your coat. We’ll get a second opinion about how ugly my quilts are.”
Grandma folded a finished quilt and tucked it into a shopping bag. Afterwards, we got in the car and drove downtown. The white snow turned grayer as we got to the city. Eventually, Grandma pulled up at a dark alley (胡同) and we got out of the car. The terrible smell of rotting garbage made me feel sick and pinch my nose shut. Grandma took my hand and led me to the street lamp. I could see the snow glowing in the light.
Grandma paused. “There’s usually somebody down this alley. It’s quiet and out of the wind--a good place to stay on cold nights. A nice warm quilt might make it even better.”
The dark engulfed Grandma and I as we stepped deep into the alley. The pavement was cracked and missing in spots. Chicken bones and stained boxes littered their way. And Grandma’s shoes made a loud sound with each step. Feeling frightened, I squeezed Grandma’s hand. Grandma squeezed my hand back. “It’s OK.” she smiled.
“Who’s there?” came a voice of a woman out of the darkness.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: “I have a nice warm quilt, if you want it.” said Grandma.



Paragraph 2: Back home, I found a worn-out quilt by accident in a cupboard.





适应性考试一英语试题答案
1-5 ACCBA 6-10 ABACA 11-15 BCCBA 16-20 BBBAB
21-23 CBD 24-27 BDCD 28-31 BCAC 32-35CBDA 36-40 ECFGB
41-45 CBCDB 46-50 ABDCA 51-55 CBCAD
56. an 57. elegant 58. celebrations 59. were added 60. Interestingly
61. how 62. left 63. to hold 64. into 65. so
参考作文：
应用文：
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Those who are interested are welcome to participate and provide your stories related to the theme. Stories can be about people around you. The number of words shall not be less than 1000. We will select excellent stories and publish them in the school newspaper. Please send your stories at Englishcolumn@163.com before May 20.
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读后续写
范文1:
Paragraph 1:“I have a nice warm quilt, if you want it.”said Grandma. After a while, a beam of light appeared and a woman walked out of the darkness. Grandma opened the shopping bag and pulled out the multicolored quilt. “That’s pretty and it looks warm.” The woman exclaimed and took the quilt, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. As we walked back down the alley, I looked over my shoulder and saw the woman holding the quilt tightly to her face. “You’re right, Grandma. That is a beautiful quilt.” On our ride back home, the woman’s grateful words were still ringing in my ears.
Paragraph 2:Back home, I found a worn-out quilt by accident in a cupboard. I asked Grandma curiously, “Grandma, why is there a quilt?” After a moment of silence, Grandma began to share her own story. On a freezing night decades ago, as a poor young woman sleeping in the same alley, Grandma was offered a quilt, which warmed her up. She was determined to pass the love forward. That’s why Grandma sewed the old clothes together and made quilts for those in need. After hearing the story, I gave Grandma the biggest hug ever. I thought of all the clothes I didn’t want to wear anymore and knew what Grandma and I would do the next morning.
范文2:
Paragraph 1: “I have a nice warm quilt, if you want.” said Grandma. Soon came the sound of the footsteps in the darkness, louder and louder, towards us. About two meters ahead of us stood a short thin old woman in rags. “The quilt was really for me?” she asked in a low voice. “Sure!” Grandma opened the shopping bag and pulled out the “ugly” quilt. Looking at this unusual quilt, the woman swallowed hard, trying to hold back her tears of gratitude. “The pretty quilt comes just at the right time. Thank you!” she murmured. Just at the very moment, the ugly quilt suddenly became beautiful in my eyes, not only for Grandma’s heart full of love, but also for the physical and mental warmth brought to the woman and her family.
Paragraph 2:Back home, I found a worn-out quilt by accident in a cupboard. Curiously, I asked Grandma about the story behind. It immediately brought her memory back to that freezing day when her family lived in this same alley. At that time her poor family were struggling with severe winter days when a warm-hearted stranger offered a quilt and helped them survive the winter, which really warmed her heart. To do something in return for the kindness and pass it forward, Grandma decided to sew quilts to help people in need to the best of her ability. Looking at the satisfied smile spreading over Grandma’s wrinkled face, I knew I should do something: Dig out all those clothes I no longer need and sew quilts together with Grandma.

录音原文
Text 1
W: Jason, are you going downtown?
M: No. I’m going to Claires Court School. My son is going to school next year. I need to find him a good school now.
Text 2
M: Was everything all right?
W: Yes, it was wonderful. I especially liked the beef. May I have the check, please?
M: Sure thing. Coming right up.
Text 3
W: Mike, I heard you’re going to Charleroi. Are you visiting friends there?
M: No. You know, I’m really interested in photography. So I want to look at some great works of photography. I can do that at Charleroi Photography Museum.
Text 4
W: What would you like to drink, sir? Juice or milk?
M: Can I have a beer?
W: Sorry, sir, but we don’t provide beer on this plane.
M: Well, please give me a glass of fruit juice.
Text 5
M: Will you go to that middle school to teach?
W: I’m not really interested. I prefer to work at a restaurant.
M: Why?
W: I like dealing with different people.
Text 6
M: Linda, Christmas is getting close. When will you go and do Christmas shopping?
W: I read an article on the Internet the other day. It tells when we can avoid long lines when doing Christmas shopping. According to the article, two hours before noon is the best time in the day to do Christmas shopping.
M: Does it say on which day there are the shortest lines?
W: Yes. It’s usually on Sundays.
M: Great. In this case, let’s go shopping together tomorrow morning.
W: Why not! I’ve no special plans for tomorrow morning after all.
Text 7
W: Christopher, I heard you went to a wedding in India last week. How was it?
M: It was quite different from the weddings I had been to in the US. After the wedding, the food was displayed in a buffet style. And after I got my food, I found there was no spoon or fork.
W: What about chopsticks?
M: There were no chopsticks, either. When I looked around, I found the others eating using their hands. So I followed their example.
W: I heard people in that country eat that way. So how did you like the food?
M: Well, I didn’t get my hopes high before eating it. But I just couldn’t stop eating after I tried some. I finished all the food I had got.
Text 8
W: Henry, what about going to Cornwall for a coastal holiday next weekend?
M: That’s a brilliant idea. I really want to have a short getaway(短假) from London. I do want some relaxing time in a small town or village. What can we do in Cornwall? I have never been there before.
W: It has breathtaking scenery and beaches. The South West Coastal Path is great for hiking lovers, and many of the bays on the North Coast provide some of the best surfing spots in the UK.
M: That’s great. I especially look forward to the latter.
W: There is also a lot of history in Cornwall. We can go and explore the coastal ruins of the birthplace of King Arthur. We can also visit Michael’s Mount.
M: What’s Michael’s Mount?
W: A small island on the South Coast.
M: Is there a place for a drink there?
W: Certainly. We can do that at the Watering Hole on the beach.
M: I really cannot wait to go to that town.
W: Me, either.
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W: Mark, you work at a hospital, right?
M: No, I don’t. It’s my brother Mike that works at a hospital. He looks after patients there. I teach English at a school.
W: So what skills do you need for your profession, aside from English language skills?
M: First, I need interpersonal communication skills. Because teaching is all about teaching other people. I also need to have great organizational skills to organize materials, the classes, the student assignments and so on and so forth. Also having some leadership skills is also important.
W: So which of the three are you best at?
M: It’s the first.
W: How do you recommend that people develop their teaching skills? Is there a good resource for developing these skills?
M: The best resource is feedback from colleagues. I like listening to my colleagues for advice. Also, one should attend conferences in the field, read books about teaching and try out new things. I spend most of my leisure time reading.
W: So why did you become a teacher in the first place?
M: It’s because I really loved teaching. Though there is a huge amount of work for me every week, I enjoy my work.
W: So how long have you been teaching?
M: I’m thirty-eight now, which means I’ve been teaching for ten years.
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M: Vatican Radio recently began its first regular news broadcast in Latin. The broadcast is the latest effort to expand the use of Latin. The weekly Vatican Radio news broadcast lasts five minutes. It will be followed by a 30-minute show with Latin conversation. The radio’s news team, as well as the Vatican’s Latin translation department, will produce the program. Italian businessman Luca Desiata published a new book of crossword puzzles in Latin and ancient Greek this month. This book is thought to be the first with no help or explanations in modern languages. Desiata said the Internet has helped renew interest in Latin as more and more schools around the world stop teaching it. He said we now have Wikipedia in Latin, and about 40 Latin Facebook groups around the world. Many attempts have been made to bring Latin back to popular use. Some have tried to introduce new words for things that did not exist at the time of the Roman Empire. In the 1990s, for example, top Vatican Latin researcher Carlo Egger came up with some words for common objects in the home. Maybe given time, the dead language will come back to life.